unbearable; extremely; severe
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
unbearable; extremely severe; tough to endure
dialectUsed as a complement after '得' (de) to indicate intensity. Common in Northern Chinese dialects but widely understood in informal Mandarin.
Zuó昨
tiān天
bān搬
le了
yī一
zhěng整
tiān天
jiā家
，
lèi累
de得
gòu够
qiàng戗
。
I moved all day yesterday and was exhausted beyond belief.
Wài外
miàn面
líng零
xià下
èr二
shí十
dù度
，
dòng冻
de得
gòu够
qiàng戗
。
It's minus twenty degrees outside; it's freezing cold.
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Zhè这
dào道
tí题
nán难
de得
gòu够
qiàng戗
，
wǒ我
lián连
kàn看
dōu都
kàn看
bù不
dǒng懂
。
This problem is extremely difficult; I can't even understand the question.
Tā他
zuì最
jìn近
gōng工
zuò作
máng忙
huó活
de得
gòu够
qiàng戗
，
zhōu周
mò末
dōu都
zài在
jiā加
bān班
。
He's been terribly busy with work lately, even working weekends.